rocko918 August 9, 2011 Share August 9, 2011 So for months now i have been trying to figure out who has been eating my zoos. I had to remove all zoa's to my frag tank. I first thought it was my Blue Jar triggers, but lost the female and the male now hides all the time and does not come out of the left side of the tank. All the zoas were bottom right side of the tank. So i looked at my yellow wrasse, must be him as he is always picking at them, around them. Caught it and put it in the sump. Put 2 test zoa frags in the main tank. with in 2 hours they were gone, someone ate the polyps right off the frags. So now only the fish left are: Yellow tang scopus tang Powder Blue tang Naso tang Blue Hippo tang Yellow Eye kole tang orange spot watchman red scooter blenny male mandarin 4 line wrasse So i setup a chair off to the side of the tank and drop in a frag. All the tangs come over and pick at the algae on the frag but no one bites the zoas. 45mins i sit there and nothing. So i remove the frag as i was tired of waiting. Try it again another night. Bingo i catch the monster in the act. Anyone want to guess which fish it is? Free setosa frag for the first person to get it right, you gotta come pick up the frag from my house and i will only hold it for a month. please dont make the free frag a big deal, its for fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 August 9, 2011 Share August 9, 2011 (edited) scopus tang... I don't need the frag. Edited August 9, 2011 by BowieReefer84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thefishman65 August 9, 2011 Share August 9, 2011 Powder Blue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan August 9, 2011 Share August 9, 2011 (edited) Blue hippo If I am correct I'll pass on the setosa. I have a huge colony. Give it to the first newie that can pick it up. Edited August 9, 2011 by Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trockafella August 9, 2011 Share August 9, 2011 Colonel Mustard with the rope in the library.. Or the Mandarin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Camaron August 9, 2011 Share August 9, 2011 kole tang for the win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phisigs79 August 9, 2011 Share August 9, 2011 watchman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
encideought August 9, 2011 Share August 9, 2011 trick question, the zoas are eating EACH OTHER...the horror... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad August 9, 2011 Share August 9, 2011 I go for the naso (and no frag for me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roni August 9, 2011 Share August 9, 2011 i'll take the 4 line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUsnakebyte August 9, 2011 Share August 9, 2011 I second the Blue hippo - I've had two start randomly eating zoas after years of being fine with them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocko918 August 9, 2011 Author Share August 9, 2011 Blue hippo If I am correct I'll pass on the setosa. I have a huge colony. Give it to the first newie that can pick it up. I second the Blue hippo - I've had two start randomly eating zoas after years of being fine with them... Winner Winner Chicken dinner. Now the fun starts, trying to catch it. I have since removed the powder blue, Naso, Yellow with my fish trap but the hippo is not going anywhere near it. May have to drain and divide the tank so i can get him out. Jan, if you want you can come over and pick something else out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw August 9, 2011 Share August 9, 2011 Try putting some zoas in the fish trap......that should get him in!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocko918 August 9, 2011 Author Share August 9, 2011 Try putting some zoas in the fish trap......that should get him in!! Yea i thought of that but i have all kinds of food in there that is more enticing than the zoa's. I have left the trap in the tank for a week now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan August 9, 2011 Share August 9, 2011 Yay!! When I was stocking my tank I read somewhere that every now and then Dory craved zoas; lil freak that she is. When are you available? I need salt so I need to make a trip to see John or Sean today or tomorrow. Let me know. Thank you. Winner Winner Chicken dinner. Now the fun starts, trying to catch it. I have since removed the powder blue, Naso, Yellow with my fish trap but the hippo is not going anywhere near it. May have to drain and divide the tank so i can get him out. Jan, if you want you can come over and pick something else out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocko918 August 9, 2011 Author Share August 9, 2011 I am home tonight and tomorrow is you want to come out this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind August 9, 2011 Share August 9, 2011 My blue hippo recently started to attack my LPS. Killed my open brain I got from Jan and nearly killed my candy cane. It was fast too, in the two days it took figure out who was doing it the brain was already to far gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan August 9, 2011 Share August 9, 2011 OH NO SHE DIDN'T!!! Awww, that was such a nice big brain. To heck with the candy cane. I'd want to drown her!!!! My blue hippo recently started to attack my LPS. Killed my open brain I got from Jan and nearly killed my candy cane. It was fast too, in the two days it took figure out who was doing it the brain was already to far gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 August 9, 2011 Share August 9, 2011 How about a nice buzz bait that looks like a zoa? If that fails, feed into a clear container and scoop it out. I usually can catch most fish within 10 minutes of doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocko918 August 9, 2011 Author Share August 9, 2011 the fish trap is made out of acrylic he is still scared of it. I have lettuce in it right now. I have plenty of buzz baits too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraffitiSpotCorals August 9, 2011 Share August 9, 2011 Shoot ours would be easy to catch, he sleeps in the same spot everynight with his yellow tail hanging out of the rocks. I wonder if yours does that and you can sneak up on him at night and pull him out by the tail!? No but really this thread is disturbing since I think our halfback angle is eating the tips off of some acros. And we have a bicolor which I have heard horror stories about, now this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 August 10, 2011 Share August 10, 2011 Pulling a tang out by the tail? Ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocko918 August 10, 2011 Author Share August 10, 2011 I wish it was that easy. With an established reef it going to be hard to get him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman August 10, 2011 Share August 10, 2011 Hmmm... my hippo has grown to about 8" or so - and while I have never seen him eating corals, he DOES decide where they belong in the tank. He can pick up half-pound rocks, and distribute them around the tank. No 'frags' in the 240, unless they are well attached. darned fish... they look pretty, but they sure can get in the way of growing coral! bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocko918 August 11, 2011 Author Share August 11, 2011 close but no cigar lastnight. I will catch her! Jan picked up her coral lastnight too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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